History Main / TheDayTheMusicLied

** The first highly memorable time happens when Ichigo first encounters Aizen -- he got through the windup and rushes in for the attack, swinging his blade at the height of the music -- and both are abruptly stopped by Aizen with a single finger.
** Five years later, after many a NextTierPowerUp, Ichigo finally turns the tables on him -- stopping first his sword [[CallBack in nearly the same fashion]] and then his massively powerful Black Coffin spell, both times interrupting Aizen's theme song on the height of its [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous English Chanting]].

* Played with in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''. During her first battle with the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Wolkenritter]], Nanoha is trying to use [[WaveMotionGun Starlight Breaker]] to open the way for reinforcements for her friends. During the charging, the music plays to the fullest... until [[BodyHorror a certain hand rises from her chest]], [[GameBreakingInjury absorbing her magical power]]. [[SubvertedTrope The subversion?]]. She ''still'' shoots. And it was ''[[Awesome/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs glorious]]'', accompanied by the music playing to the fullest again.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} VI: The Ark of Napishtim'', after you defeat the first boss, it gets up again and the boss music restarts, but is interrupted when Olha kills it with an Emelas arrow.

* At the end of ''Anime/MegaloBox'' season two, ''NOMAD'', Joe's 'comeback' leitmotif from Season 1 makes a return during the punch-out against Mac Rosario in round two, just after Mac's HeroicSecondWind. Just as we're led to believe Joe is going to turn the match around again, Sachio throws in the towel rather than risk Joe's health further and forfeiting the match.

* At the end of ''Anime/MegaloBox'' season two, ''NOMAD'', [[spoiler:Joe's 'comeback' leitmotif from Season 1 makes a return during the punch-out against Mac Rosario in round two, just after Mac's HeroicSecondWind. Just as we're led to believe Joe is going to turn the match around again, Sachio throws in the towel rather than risk Joe's health further and forfeiting the match.]]

** "Super Dragon Soul" from the ''Anime/DragonBallKai'' soundtrack[[note]]The theme that plays when Gohan ascends to a Super Saiyan 2 against Cell[[/note]] seems to be a go-to song for Creator/TeamFourStar to play in seemingly-epic scenarios that are immediately subverted for a laugh, the first time when Krillin jokingly agrees with Gohan's declaration that they need to help out Goku against Freeza and the second time right before Cell's CurbStompBattle against Mr. Satan.

* At the end of the second phase of the final boss battle in''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'' the music changes to Tables Turn, a song that plays when the heroes gain the upper hand in a boss battle. The player is given a simple quick time event to initiate the final blow... only for the boss to get back up and stop the attack with a single punch. The heroes eventually recover and the game's main theme starts playing (which occasionally plays when a boss is about to be defeated). The heroes charge up an even bigger attack... and once again the boss ends the whole thing with a single punch, this time hitting them hard enough to completely exhaust and depower the heroes.

--->[[spoiler:'''Hans:''' Oh, Anna...''if only there was someone out there who loved you.'']]

** A rare villainous example from the original {{Funimation}} dub of ''Anime/DragonballZ'' shows [[spoiler:Vegito]] utterly dominating [[spoiler:Buuhan]] to Super Buu's Theme.

** Five years later, after many a ShounenUpgrade, Ichigo finally turns the tables on him -- stopping first his sword [[CallBack in nearly the same fashion]] and then his massively powerful Black Coffin spell, both times interrupting Aizen's theme song on the height of its [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous English Chanting]].

** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'': When [[TheHero Josuke]] suggests that [[DumbMuscle Okuyasu]] use his [[FightingSpirit stand]] [[PowerOfTheVoid "The Hand"]] to take care of [[PhantomZonePicture Atom Heart Father]], Okuyasu's {{leitmotif}}, fittingly named [[AwesomeMusic/JojosBizarreAdventure "The Hand"]], kicks in as Okuyasu charges ... and promptly cuts off as [[RunningIntoTheWindow Okuyasu runs headfirst]] [[Funny/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable into a window]].

** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'': When [[TheHero Josuke]] suggests that [[DumbMuscle Okuyasu]] use his [[FightingSpirit stand]] [[PowerOfTheVoid "The Hand"]] to take care of [[PhantomZonePicture Atom Heart Father]], Okuyasu's {{leitmotif}}, fittingly named [[AwesomeMusic/JojosBizarreAdventure "The Hand"]], kicks in as Okuyasu charges ... and promptly cuts off as [[RunningIntoTheWindow Okuyasu runs headfirst]] [[Funny/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable ofinto a window]].

** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'': When [[TheHero Josuke]] suggests that [[DumbMuscle Okuyasu]] use his [[FightingSpirit stand]] [[PowerOfTheVoid "The Hand"]] to take care of [[PhantomZonePicture Atom Heart Father]], Okuyasu's Leitmotif, fittingly named [[AwesomeMusic/JojosBizarreAdventure "The Hand"]], kicks in as Okuyasu charges ... and promptly cuts off as [[RunningIntoTheWindow Okuyasu runs headfirst]] [[Funny/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable ofinto a window]].

* In WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic review of ''Film/JurassicParkIII'', upon the humans' encounter with the T-Rex, the "I'm a Motherfuckin' T-Rex" song from the Critic's review of the first film begins playing as the T-Rex begins fighting the Spineosaurus. It immediately fades to a RecordScratch once the Spineosaurs begins tearing T-Rex apart.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue:'' Near the end of Episode 10 of Season 11, the Blood Gulch Gang is about to deteriorate into a violent melee, when a lone gun shot is heard. The theme of Agent Tex, badass to the extreme, begins to play...until the shooter is revealed to be [[PinkIsFeminine Donut]].

* In ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', [[spoiler: when Anna asks Hans to kiss her. Hans leans in, both pucker, the romantic music swells... But then the music stops, Hans pulls back, and delivers his [[WhamLine wham line]]:]]

** In the MusicalEpisode a demon is making everyone randomly break out into song. Spike hauls in one of the demon's minions and orders him to "sing". There's a grand orchestral swell and the Scoobies wait for the minion to burst into song...then he just speaks normally.

* [[Anime/YuGiOhTheDarkSideOfDimensions YuGiOh! movie "The Darkside of Dimensions"]] does this right at the simulation duel in the very beginning of the movie, with Atem seemingly ready to stop Kaiba's moves, even announcing his signature "are you sure about that?" line, but then the music stops as Kaiba ''also'' countered Atem's moves and proceed to win the duel.

* Another ''Franchise/StarWars'' example occurs in ''Film/TheLastJedi'': The music gets dramatic as Finn prepares to sacrifice himself by ramming the siege cannon, only for Rose to save him at the last minute

* In ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' the theme charge of the [[TheCavalry Rohirrim]] cut short the moment the line met the [[WarElephants mûmakil]]. Not pretty.

* When [[Manga/{{Haikyuu}} Karasuno's]] [[CoolTeacher Takeda-sensei]] is talking about next month's Tokyo training camp the team's been invited to, the background music is excited and upbeat... then he mentions that finals are going to be next month too. Cue the music stopping and [[BookDumb four characters]] going BlueWithShock.